The Times

At the end, Jürgen Klopp marched angrily towards the referee as the Sunderland supporters sang the praises of their goalkeeper. That scene might have suggested that Klopp’s team were thwarted by two men, Anthony Taylor and Vito Mannone, but this was one of those occasions when Liverpool were their own worst enemies.

Whatever his frustrations over the scheduling of this game, their third in six days and their second in less than 48 hours, Klopp would have expected better from his team - more precision in their attacking play, more resilience and discipline about their defending, even before the Mané handball that resulted in Defoe’s second equaliser.

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The Guardian

Louise Taylor in The Guardian repeated David Moyes' mocking words that he deserved more credit for suffocating the Reds and earning a home draw.

Wearside proved an unexpectedly hazardous staging post on Liverpool’s road towards a potential title with two Jermain Defoe penalties and some defiant goalkeeping from Vito Mannone restricting Jürgen Klopp’s side to an unwelcome draw.

It leaves them five points behind the leaders Chelsea, who visit Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, and Klopp appeared personally affronted by this setback. Irritated by the Anfield manager’s annoyance at not winning, David Moyes mischievously suggested that had he been German rather than Scottish he might have collected some praise for choreographing a resilient, pressing performance which keeps his third-bottom team in touching distance of safety from relegation.

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Sadio Mane of Liverpool concedes a penalty during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Liverpool at Stadium of Light on January 2, 2017 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

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Mail Online

Jurgen Klopp did not like it when Sunderland 'parked the bus' at Anfield in November. He did not like it on Monday either when they fired up the engine and drove his side's title challenge into reverse.

There was something about this he just could not accept. The German wrestled with his emotions afterwards and even apologised for his mood.

Was he annoyed with the officials? Kind of. Was he vexed following this third fixture in just seven days? To a degree.

Most of all, though, he was miffed with the result. A 2-2 draw against lowly Sunderland is hardly the stuff of would-be champions.

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Daily Express

Moyes said: “The players raised the supporters by the way they got up to Liverpool, how they put them under pressure, how they pressed them. Maybe if I was a German manager, you might praise that. If I’d been German you might praise me for doing something different."

Daily Telegraph

Sam Wallace focused on the positives, but concluded that regardless of how good Liverpool have been recently, Chelsea have been even better.

The last thing that Jürgen Klopp did before he left the Stadium of Light was to apologise for his own mood, and it was bleak indeed at times from a manager whose side are unbeaten in their last six games and finish their hectic Christmas schedule in second place.

The Liverpool manager knows that on Wednesday night Chelsea can open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League if they beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane and although his team have taken 13 points from their last 15, he will fear that is not enough.